Director of Information Technology

Saige Partners•Coralville, IA

26d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Information Technology is a senior leadership role responsible for the strategic direction, governance, and overall performance of the organization’s technology environment. The role oversees enterprise IT strategy, cybersecurity, data privacy, AI governance, enterprise applications, and digital transformation to ensure technology investments support business objectives, operational excellence, and long-term growth. The company’s parent company establishes cybersecurity and data privacy strategic frameworks; this Director implements and executes those frameworks locally in alignment with enterprise standards, regulations, and business needs. The position emphasizes strategic leadership, governance, risk management, and organizational performance rather than hands-on technical execution. The Director partners with executive leadership, business stakeholders, and parent company representatives to modernize technology, strengthen security and privacy, enable responsible AI adoption, and improve business performance. The role also leads the IT and Security organization, manages departmental budgets and resources, oversees vendors and enterprise systems, and provides leadership during significant technology, cybersecurity, or privacy incidents. Travel of up to 20%, including to Juárez, Mexico, is required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or a related field.
At least 10 years of progressive IT experience, including at least 5 years in departmental, senior, or enterprise-level leadership roles.
Demonstrated success in strategic planning, IT governance, cybersecurity, data privacy, or digital transformation leadership.
Experience providing strategic oversight of Microsoft 365 environments.
Experience overseeing ERP platforms or other major enterprise systems.
Experience working in regulated environments with significant compliance, security, or privacy requirements.
Experience managing technology teams, budgets, vendors, and complex enterprise technology portfolios.
Strong executive communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills, including the ability to influence decisions across organizational levels.
Comprehensive understanding of IT governance, cybersecurity principles, data privacy requirements, and responsible AI practices.
Leadership capabilities in team development, strategic resource allocation, budget management, and performance oversight.
Ability to translate business objectives into actionable technology strategies, programs, and measurable outcomes.
Strong vendor management, contract negotiation, licensing, and service delivery governance skills.
Excellent analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
Ability to manage competing priorities, evaluate complex risks, and make sound strategic recommendations.
Strong cross-functional collaboration and relationship-building skills with executive leadership, business partners, and parent company stakeholders.
Ability to lead incident response and communicate clearly and effectively during high-impact events.
Willingness and ability to travel up to 20%, including travel to Juárez, Mexico.

Nice To Haves

An advanced degree.
Experience with Infor XA.
Experience overseeing AI governance, responsible AI adoption, or emerging technology initiatives.
Relevant security or privacy certifications, such as CISSP, CISA, CIPM, CIPP/E, CompTIA Security+, or equivalent credentials.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain the enterprise IT strategy and governance roadmap, aligning initiatives with business objectives, growth priorities, regulatory requirements, and parent company standards.
Advise executive leadership on technology strategy, emerging trends, cybersecurity and privacy risks, AI opportunities, and digital transformation.
Oversee enterprise architecture, cloud strategy, technology standards, and investment decisions.
Establish governance processes to evaluate, prioritize, and measure technology initiatives and investments.
Lead execution and ongoing maturity of the cybersecurity program in alignment with the parent company’s security framework and strategic roadmap.
Oversee governance of threat and vulnerability management, identity and access management, data protection, incident response planning, and security awareness.
Monitor cybersecurity risks, control effectiveness, and remediation activities, and communicate security posture and performance to executive leadership.
Implement and maintain data privacy policies, standards, training, and controls in accordance with parent company requirements and applicable regulations.
Oversee privacy impact assessments, data lifecycle governance, data minimization, and data retention practices.
Promote privacy awareness and accountability, and coordinate responses to privacy incidents, regulatory inquiries, and other privacy matters.
Lead the enterprise AI governance program, including policies, ethical guidelines, risk assessments, and approval processes.
Evaluate proposed AI use cases and third-party AI platforms for alignment with cybersecurity, privacy, regulatory, and enterprise risk requirements.
Partner with business leaders to identify and implement AI-enabled automation, decision support, and operational improvement opportunities.
Establish governance and performance measures to assess the business value, effectiveness, and risk of AI initiatives.
Provide strategic oversight of enterprise applications, including ERP, CRM, MES, Microsoft 365, and other critical platforms.
Develop solution lifecycle, modernization, integration, and enterprise data strategies with business stakeholders.
Guide technology evaluations, solution selection, implementation planning, and system integration initiatives.
Advance digital transformation, process optimization, and enterprise data visibility; ensure enterprise systems remain reliable, scalable, secure, and aligned with business requirements.
Build, lead, and develop the IT and Security organization through workforce planning, recruitment, coaching, talent development, and performance management.
Establish and monitor KPIs for IT service delivery, cybersecurity, data privacy, and AI governance; promote accountability, continuous improvement, collaboration, and effective service delivery.
Prioritize staffing, budgets, and resources to maximize business value and align departmental initiatives with enterprise objectives.
Oversee technology, cybersecurity, managed service provider, and other strategic vendor relationships, including selection, contract negotiations, licensing, service-level governance, and performance management.
Manage departmental budgets, capital planning, forecasting, and technology investment prioritization; assess vendor performance, costs, and service quality.
Provide governance and oversight for IT business continuity, disaster recovery, and cybersecurity incident response programs.
Serve as incident leader during significant technology, cybersecurity, or privacy events, coordinating cross-functional response and executive communications.
Oversee technology resilience, recovery readiness, and remediation planning; partner with business leaders and parent company stakeholders to address risks and strengthen resilience.
Serve as the primary organizational liaison with the parent company on cybersecurity and data privacy matters.
Ensure alignment with parent company policies, frameworks, standards, and strategic initiatives, and coordinate reporting, escalations, remediation, and shared initiatives.
Foster collaboration between local business functions and enterprise teams.
Travel up to 20%, including travel to Juárez, Mexico.